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Acer's shipment decline for the quarter was wider than the overall market as the company's sales of Ultrabooks, light notebooks that mimic Apple's MacBook Air, failed to meet expectations. The release of Windows 8 this month may not be enough to spur sales growth in the coming quarter.

The "preliminary numbers demonstrate that more and more customers recognize the value of Lenovo products and trust the Lenovo brand," a spokesperson says. "While challenges remain in the PC market, Lenovo has continued to achieve balanced results worldwide, and believes that there is room for profitable growth in this industry. "

Lenovo is just .2 of a percentage point behind HP in global PC market share after a 15 percent surge in growth in the second quarter, a research firm says. Another company also shows Lenovo less than a percentage point behind.

HP is in the midst of a turnaround effort under a new chief, former eBay Inc. CEO Meg Whitman. Her predecessor, Leo Apotheker, wanted to sell or spin off the PC business, a plan that contributed to his ouster in September after 11 months on the job. Whitman decided a month later to keep the unit, despite the growing competitive challenge the PC industry faces from smartphones and tablet computers.

Reports from research firms IDC and Gartner show that the world's No. 4 PC maker increased shipments sharply while the top three firms decreased. As Lenovo embraces tablets, smart phones and a new marketing plan, are better days ahead?